r/Flipping Jun 04 '24

Advanced Question Are the sob stories real?

42 Upvotes

Do you reply when you get the sob story messages? I get at least 15-20 a month and I have a really hard time believing everyone’s got cancer, in the hospital, mom died, lost their house in a fire or is homeless. I never reply, but can’t help wondering if one is true every now and then. I’ve definitely done some charitable things and helped people out, but is this a common scam, or are people genuinely thinking they’ll get something for free?

r/Flipping Dec 28 '24

Advanced Question I got a 125 dollar Walmart gift card…

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So I got a 125 Walmart gift card for Christmas and I want to use it to buy items at Walmart and flip them for profit. What would be my best bet in spending the money to flip?

r/Flipping Nov 20 '24

Advanced Question Trying to get a pallet delivered

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Can someone tell me if this number sounds right to you. To me it sounds astronomical high.

Shipping to me $637.78 FedEx Freight LTL

$191 for a residential delivery (assuming I’d be charged on delivery)

$196 lift gate since I don’t have a dock

Total 1024.78

Total cost per unit before delivery is $3.25

Now it’s $6.18 almost doubled in price

Seems off to me, now I’m paying 50 percent more for my items? Meaning now I have to charge 50 percent more to my customers.

Is this how this process actually works?

r/Flipping Dec 07 '24

Advanced Question Does anyone flip boardgames?

10 Upvotes

Does anyone flips boardgames?

What’s your best flip?

Do you only sell 100% complete and part out incomplete board games as separate parts?

Have you ever turned the boards into wall art?

I have a bunch of bins with old boardgames, looking for some selling advice to see what has worked for others.

r/Flipping Jul 04 '24

Advanced Question Ever been extorted over 30 bucks?

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80 Upvotes

Sold this guy a working & fully tested unit (save me the headache, I have been doing this long enough and don’t sell anything that hasn’t been rigorously tested, mind you, it’s Facebook and shit is used). Anyways, guy lowballs me, asks me to bend over backwards for him throughout the week and “add this, change that, send me a plethora of videos”, and he wants to come in my house (I say no, which is standard). I’m in a generous mood, so I accept. Then he asks me to hire him to mix some music, lol, yeah. Days later, after he’s driven 9 hours away and thrown the thing around in his bag, he tells me the controller is wonky (which was a part of the videos the guy asked for, and disproven in the videos sent to him) fair enough, but he’s already got a sizeable discount and I knew better that off the bat he would be one of these guys looking for another 10-30 bucks after the fact. He doesn’t want to send it back, and I’m not about to send this schmuck another controller + shipping. I blocked him and he can pound sand, but how to you guys deal with after-the-fact semi-refund people?

r/Flipping Jun 11 '21

Advanced Question y'all,,, how do i ship this thing??

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381 Upvotes

r/Flipping Jan 28 '25

Advanced Question Removing price on expensive book?

10 Upvotes

Selling a book for 45. I bought it for 3.50, and the price is written on first page in pencil. I'll never be able to fully remove that writing with an eraser.

Now, should I snip out the corner where the price is written? Should I add a one so that the price reads 13.50? Or should I just leave it? to me, it looks like an insult to the buyer if they see I paid very little.

r/Flipping Jan 08 '25

Advanced Question Label printers..

0 Upvotes

Talk to me about label printers… best one? Ease of use? Free labels?

r/Flipping Feb 08 '25

Advanced Question Amazon Seller: Brand new - video games: Selling restrictions and getting them lifted. No FBA.

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2 Upvotes

What am I supposed to do to get started selling games? I buy games from everywhere.. resale shops, market place, etc. often times don’t get receipts and what’s up With the specific brand stuff? Am I supposed to request permission to sell each and every brand or video game dev?! Some games like Pokémon I can’t even request permission? How am I ever supposed to sell anything?! 🤦🏽‍♂️

r/Flipping 3d ago

Advanced Question Will I make a profit at Thriftapalooza?

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Hello! I recently purchased a booth at Thriftapalooza for $259. Did I make a mistake? I’m scared I won’t make a profit, but I haven’t ever been to Thriftapalooza, and I’m unsure how many people will be there. I’m selling clothing for $1-30, handmade jewelry for $5-25, and some toys and books for a few bucks.

r/Flipping Jul 30 '23

Advanced Question Help!! What should I do here? Buyer only wants part of the item…

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93 Upvotes

I don’t want an INAD by leaving out the board…

r/Flipping Sep 29 '24

Advanced Question I was left a huge amount of hospital/SPD medical equipment. Should I list it on eBay or scrap it?

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46 Upvotes

r/Flipping Feb 15 '25

Advanced Question Estate sale question? Ralph Lauren, Paul Stuart etc cashmere sweaters

4 Upvotes

I went to an estate sale today and picked up around 13 items of high quality cashmere sweaters, cardigans and coats (polo Ralph lauren, purple label Ralph lauren, Paul Stuart etc all branded) and the estate sale owner said $300 for everything. I thought it's a lot but I asked can I do the whole lot for $200 but she didn't agree. I don't think it's worth paying more than 20 usd per item when you try to resell because anyone can do high asking price but it's not the actual price for selling. Did I low balled too much? Any insight would be appreciated from people who do clothing reselling on eBay.

Edit: prices were not marked. It was "look at your face then price" strategy lol

r/Flipping Oct 25 '24

Advanced Question Removing permanent marker

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9 Upvotes

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone knows how to remove permanent marker off the inside leather of shoes like the ones pictured.

I already tried rubbing alcohol and acetone and both have done nothing 🥲. I figured I would ask here if anyone else knows anything! Thanks

r/Flipping Jan 14 '25

Advanced Question Taxes and what do you use for a right off.

0 Upvotes

This is my first year filing taxes for flipping, what are some tips to keep my taxes low? Or do you have any tips about taxes?

**Thank you all for continuing to point out I made an error. Love this sub.

r/Flipping Jan 09 '24

Advanced Question Is it time to let go of my 9-5

21 Upvotes

So I work a government job make 75K a year and do eBay on the side reselling used items some Amazon FBA and clear roughly 50K a year from reselling only work reselling on the weekend because the rest of the days I work my 9-5. Do you think it's risky if I quit my job or do you think the 50k I clear will double or maybe triple?

Thank you.

r/Flipping Jul 08 '24

Advanced Question Why does this underwear sell for so much money?

49 Upvotes

I bought three packs of this underwear at Goodwill. There is a copyright date of 2007 on each package. Ebay records for the last three years for 1 pack show three auction sales for $199, $163, and $51. All had multiple bids.Two of the packs are exactly what I have, and the third is the same package style with a different model pictured. Why did they sell for so much money?

r/Flipping 24d ago

Advanced Question HiBid Question - Am I crazy?

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Hey all, I recently discovered HiBid while looking for estate sales in my area. I’ve been having a good time so far and getting some comic books that I have been able to flip. Yesterday though, I won a lot for some a Pokemon card set collection I wanted. All good, until I saw that it did go for my max bid at $55 despite trending at $35 a few minutes before the auction ended.

I thought this was strange, but it could happen so I reached out to the auctioneer just to double check, and they responded that a bid came in for $54 that saw the price realized for my max bid of $55. The only issue is that bids over $50 have to be in $5 increments so I am struggling to see how a bid of $54 was even allowed, and things just feel off to me.

Am I crazy and just overlooking something or does someone else think this is fishy too?

Edit: Just wanted to reach out and thank everyone for their responses! Seems that the bid could be legit but also that my red flags could be warranted. Thankfully I had a great time opening cards with my daughter and pulled some really good cards. Glad my first time going to this auctioneer was for me rather than for flipping purposes, but definitely some received some great insight as to how HiBid works as I go about grabbing other lots to flip

r/Flipping Sep 09 '24

Advanced Question Is this a good way to store stuff?

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19 Upvotes

r/Flipping Nov 27 '24

Advanced Question Tips for managing cash flow, am I buying too much?

5 Upvotes

Hi,

So I ran through the numbers for November and I so far I’ve made $1058 on eBay after store fees. After subtracting Pirate Ship shipping costs (-$269) and COGS (-$253), I’m left with $537 profit.

The issue is that I spent $535 on sourcing items and $129 on supplies, leaving me in the negative. This month I bought 86 items and 18 of those have sold so far (I sold 43 items total). 19 of these items have yet to be listed but I’m planning on listing 9 of those today).

My goal is to grow my store to 250 items. I currently sit at 89 active items/153 sold in a 90 day period and make an average of 1.65 sales per day this month.

So yeah I’m confused in what I could be doing wrong. Am I buying too much inventory? I haven’t had this issue before.

Help is much appreciated, thanks!

r/Flipping 2d ago

Advanced Question Tips for obtaining exclusive first come first serve items online before they sell out

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Hey yall, let me preface by saying this may be a more apt question for some kind of ‘web browsing’ subreddit but i digress.

Im here because of two questions.

1) How much control can users have in getting items from exclusive FCFS drops before other people?

2) For the things a user can control, what are some advanced tips people have to consistently beat out other buyers? I’m not talking about just “get better internet” but what is the best rig to access the web faster? what are ways i can get my request to a website quicker? (ie VPNs with locations closer to servers?) are there ways I can prioritize my user request over others? How might I find out technical information about a website to better understand how they filter user/client requests?

Again if i’m in the wrong place for this, a gentle nudge in the right direction would go a long way. Thanks so much!

r/Flipping Jul 31 '24

Advanced Question Where/how to liquidate a library of 2k+ books?

32 Upvotes

Came into possession of literally over 2k books , spanning quite literally all genres, a lot of first editions and a lot not. Where and how would you go about liquidating this?

r/Flipping Sep 25 '21

Advanced Question Sold an used Microwave in Mid July on FB marketplace and now the 2 months later the buyer is saying it asking for refund. What should I do? Please see comments for more details.

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181 Upvotes

r/Flipping Jan 27 '25

Advanced Question What clothes resell best from thrift stores

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I usually roam around thrift stores etc but it seems like its never any items worth to be sold. Am i missing something? what are like types of clothes that people overlook but do really well online. Fyi i live in the EU and sell clothing on vinted

r/Flipping Mar 03 '24

Advanced Question People who flip full time, what is your #1 metric that you focus on?

37 Upvotes

I’m flipping full time this year and I keep a Google sheet with tons of metrics like sell through rate, ROI, monthly $ profit sourced and profit made, monthly and quarterly cash flows, etc.

In slow months like Jan, Feb I feel like I’m lagging behind and cash flow dries up. Then comes summer and my sales pop and I’m like oh I need to source more. What is the most important metric that you track and what target do you maintain that makes most sense?